Spaceflights

Backup assignments

Additional information

Bachelor and master of science in ceramic
engineering from University of Illinois, 1980 and 1982, respectively;
Ph.D. in materials engineering from
MIT, 1988; assistant professor for material sciences
at
MIT; was chosen as backup for
STS-73; hobbies: Golf, racquetball, downhill
skiing, reading; currently professor, Case Western Reserve University,
Cleveland (Department of Materials Science and Engineering).